Tech companies face mounting child safety lawsuits while pushing AI into schools
Lawsuits against Snap, Meta and Google are creating headwinds for tech companies just as artificial intelligence tools expand into classrooms.
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Lawsuits against Snap, Meta and Google are creating headwinds for tech companies just as artificial intelligence tools expand into classrooms.
...systems designed to maximise commercial value from information can create incentives to collect more data than people reasonably expect or understand.
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Trillions of dollars have been wiped off the stock value of major tech firms in the US, Europe and Asia. Investors appear worried about the possibility of an AI slowdown and tougher regulation as Democrats won the midterms in the US. Some of the Democratic candidates had expressed their opposition to the data centres that are needed to power AI technology.
Global markets are being roiled due to concerns over US data centre expansion and AI regulation.
Asian markets plunged Friday, tracking a sell-off in Western stocks following the US midterm elections.
Asian tech stocks fell sharply on Friday, driven by fears of tighter AI regulation following Democrats’ US midterm election victory. US voters widely oppose Data centres, and many winning candidates pledged to curb their development.
Concerns that Democrats in the US will push back against data center projects are weighing on an AI trade that is already on shaky footing amid growing doubts about profitability.
Tech stocks lead US market slide as investors weigh impact of midterm election results on AI industry.
Investors have reacted to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry.
The 2026 midterm elections were the most expensive on record, with nearly 12 billion dollars spent during the campaign. Tech tycoon Elon Musk was by far the largest individual donor ever, injecting over 440 million dollars of his money to support the GOP. Tuesday's resounding Democratic victory showed the limits of his money, power and influence.
Elon Musk's spending may have become a liability as voters in exit polls raised concerns about government corruption and the growing influence of billionaires.
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Shares in Intel continue to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.
Hyperscalers continue spending big on artificial intelligence, putting pressure on their legacy businesses and impacting their free cash flow.
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Banks and healthcare firms are paying more than tech companies for AI talent as demand rises and layoffs reshape the talent market, per Randstad research.
Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital Partners, coming off its major investment in David Ellison’s Skydance, announced a pact with Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures to jointly invest up to $1 billion in “emerging platforms at the convergence of technology, media and culture.” As part of the agreement, RedBird will contribute the “expertise” of RedBird X, the firm’s […]
China's tech rally is being tested as as investors question whether AI profits can justify lofty valuations.
Meta on Monday announced plans to raise a total of $95 billion to support its investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.